Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-27
GEORGETOWN COLLECE.
Commencement Exercises 81 the Clasui
cal Department.

commencement Exercises - the Clas,i.
cal Department.
DEGREES CONFERRED AND MEDALS AND PnISRs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CLEVELAND Asp A DIS.
TzNsuIsHHD GATHERING PRESENT.
The lefty towers and grim stone walls Of George
town College looked down upon IN interesting
scene TINS morning. The occasion was the seven.
tieth annual commencement Of the classical de.
partment Of the University. The spacious college
hall was profusely and effectively decorated with
bunting OF patriotic colors and flowers The
band that discoursed appropriate music during the
exercises was stationed upon balcony on the side
OF the hall. The exercises began at 10 30 O'Clock
Among those upon the platform were President
Cleveland Hon. Leo Knott Zacharia Montgomery.
ment; Hon. Ben LIE Fevre, Dr.. Toner, DR.. Moran.
Chief Stenographer j. j. McElhone, Judge Nm.
E =: MerI1eH, Rev Fathers Doonan. Chapelle.
woodward, Wallis, Lambert, Norris ahd others
the day was one OF the perfect June days OF
S mnca fh PTe to sing the college green
to do honor to the old university The order of
exercises was as follows: Property in Land Philip
Classes Chas. D. Rooney; The True Freedom OF
the Citizen. Francis W. sullivan: address to the
society OF Alumni, JAS. V. Coleman, esq, Califor-
McFaul. '0 -
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Degrees were conferred as follows:
Doctor OF philosophy, Jno. J. Beckett, New York.
Masters OF Arts, Ernest Laplace, A. B., N. D.,
louisiana: Andrew J. shipman, A. B., virginia;
Samuel b. Wallis, A. B., Louisiana
Bachelors OF arts Louis Bush Allan, Louisiana;
Jno. G. Ballentine Tennessee; Francis E. Brown,
MARYLAND; Henry Butler, Nebraska; WIN. NJ.
Columbia; Francis W. sullivan, Pennsylvania;
Jno. b. McFaul, Virginia; Philip j. McHenry, 1r,
District OF Columbia; Chas. ID. Rooney, Massa.
a Baehelors Of fSu, S1mmps
trict OF Columbia.
Bachelors OF science. VIM. " McGrath, jr,
lumbia.
MEDALS, PRIZES AND PREMIUMS.
Awards were made as follows: Senior classes
Rational philosophy, the Con philosophical medal
(Given by Geo. P. Goff, ESQ.,, to VIM. Michael
Byrne, New Jersey. Premium, Francis w. Sullivan
Pennsylvania.
The McGrath physical medal given by VIM. V,
Sain, ne V sOi
van, Pennsylvania. Mechanics-Medal, Louis c.
White, District OF Columbia; premium, Louis B.
reauc, Canada; premium, Geo. kearney, Virginia.
English literature and cOmpOS1tion-Premium,
Maurice c SPrat5 New York. Poetry.Medal,
Thos. B. Lantry, New York. English literature and
Omposition-Premium, jeremiah NJ. Prendergast,
9enSina first gdammaaanDstng9saed Thos
English literature and composition Premium,
Edward Ma, ndD D: t,ls New York:
Ianf4G Ssw Tsr MatsematicsMeda Thos
Medal jeremiah N. prendergast. Minnesota:
premium, c. Claude Bradenbaugh, Missouri
District OF Columbia. Analytical Chemistry
Distinguished, Thos. v. Bolan, Pennsylvania; w.
Paul D. Moross, Tennessee. General Chemistry
First French-Medal, c. Albert White, District of
vanfa.
Christian Doctrine.-In the intercollegiate con-
test in Christian doctrine, participated In by
seven colleges, the prize OF 500, the gift OF the
provincial OF the province of Maryland-New York,
was awarded to Francis w. sullivan, Pennsyl.
vania. special prize OF $50, offered by the
faculty OF the college to the student who should
win the intercollegiate prize, was awarded also to
Mr.. Sullivan.
In the class OF Christian doctrine, the gold medal
Was Wsn awarded to- Mr. sullivan. premium, VIM NJ.
Byrne, New jersey. Elocutton-Meda Jos. w.
Singleton, New York; premium, Philip j. Nc
Henry, District Of Columbia.
The Merrick debating medal BOUNDED by the
late r. T. Merrlck, esq, Ii. d., JOS w. singleton,
The Toner scientific medal given by Jos. NJ.
Toner, NJ. d., A. N.Y., TO JAS. p. Montgomery, Dis
Shells"
The Hoffman mathematical medal Given py
Gnas; w. Hoffman: IL d., to Thos. j. Craven,
The Morris historical medal given by Martin F,
Norris, IL D., TO Jas. P. Montgomery, District OF
columbia; Subject; THE merit from a historical
point OF view OF ShaRespeare's king john"
The Phliodelnic prize medal given by the Philo-
demic Society, to jeremiah NJ. Prendergast,
Minnesota. Subject: "The old and new Locksley
Hall"
The Philonomosian debating medal given by
the Philonomosian Society was not awarded.
Special prizes were awarded to jeremiah NJ.
PrendergaSt, Minnesota, who passed an eXamina-
ton on the entire Had; Eric 3. Dahlgren District
or Columbia, who passed an examination on the
Odes. Epodes, Eptstles and satires or Horace as
Cicero N has
and stu arts edition, and Chas. B. Power Montana
who passed an examination on the same matter as
Mr.. Danlgren.
JUNIOR CLASSES.
Second grammar-Premium, Walter I. Adamsou.
District OF Columbia. English Composition-Pre
MUM, Henry F. Woodville, Pennsylvania. Third
Grammar-Premiun c. Archibald Wells Mary.
land. English CompOsitiOn-Premium, JOS. q.
OBryan, New Mexico: Algebra, Division A-F1rst
premium, +. Joseph selnnes Louisiana; second
premium, Jos: +. Magale, Texas. Algebra, Diyi.
sion B..premium, Edward j. sheehan, New York.
First Arithmetic Premium, Frederick H. Lee,
pennsylvania. Bookkeeping - First premium,
Ray c. Snowden, Maryland; second premium, Jno.
l. Waggaman, District OF Columbia. Second
French-First premium, Rupert ID. Ferguson, Dis
trict OF Columbia; second premium, Geo. H.
Braughn, louisiana. Third French, Division A
First premium, Edward ID. O'Brien, New York;
second premium, G. Archibald Wells, MARYLAND.
Third French, Division B.-First premium, Robert
l. Ryan, Georgia; second premium Richard v.
LSahy, New York Christian Doctrine-Medal,
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mlum, j. Winsiow Robinson, Kentucky. Ei0cu.
ton Medal, Edward J. Shanahan, New York; Pre-
mum, Arthur F. Warde, New YORK.
PREPARATORY CLASSES.
First rudimentS-Premium, Raleigh T. Green,
Virginia. English cOmpOstion-Premium, Edelin,
@. Lyles, Colorado Second rudiments-Premium,
Philip v. Mohun, District OF Columbia. English
OmpOSition-Premium, Philip V. Mohun, District
OF Columbia. Second ar1thmetic-First premium
j. Ambrose Henchey, New York; second premium
Frank II. Grain Texas. Third arlthmetic-First
premium, EugealO K GAM, Chill; second premium,
Alfredo V. Cana. Chill. Catechtsm-Premium
Frank II. Grain, Texas. Observation-Disclosures Jerome
MOnheimer, District OF Columbia; premium, Joseph
b. McCarrick, Virginia. MuSic-PlanO: Premium
Michael X. Stanley, New Jersey. Mechanical
drawing-PremIum, John v. DahIgren, District of
Columbia.
Ike officers OF the class of 81 are L. Bush Allain
president: John b. McFaul, vice-preSident Fran.
els w. sullivan secretary; Louis Z. White, treas
urer; VIM. N. Byrne, beadle.
The following gentlemen officiated as recep-
ton committee: John l. Brady, Eric b. Dahlgren,
7. F. Hend1cken, j. Henry Martin, D. j. McLaugh-
lin, w. p. ID. MOrOsS, and ChaS. Is. Power.
After the distribution OF the prizes Father Doc
nan thanked President Cleveland for being pres
ent, and then wished the pupils pleasant vaca-
ton.
Sc. AlOysiuss School.
MEDALS AND PREMIUMS AWARDED no THE BOYS THIS
MORNING.
The closing exercises Of st. Aloysius boys paro-
chial school were held this morning at the school
Premiums were distrhuSpd as follows.